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i r ] l " , tvo doixaks-payable in â€ž courtorders ier , . these rates a ud j . by the year .-: paid u despatch from cubi v | ith he subjoined ex h to ihe navj department * chakx.es t p^tt com !.,, , e ship albany now palc h is dated nat int - fl ivana september 1 . s of lopez having been en , ] e an d a number ol prisoners re 10 ibis plare on the 27th r to ihe captain gen p mission lo hold an interview j ' ins who might be among them _ .. tt ,- re idiiy accorded in a re 1 * the interview was morning of the 30 h ibe â€ž i n the mean lime been irins : ihe ' punla and some ac n in i fe to their number â€” â€ž| ibe castle informed me , nu mber of prisoners was fifty se . thirty or t li 1 1 \ - five were : we learn from themselves â€” 1 .. lg presenl ihroughoul ihe inter i gentleman Â« ho was introduc or o prisons came in during hs . . remained until i's close the p u ( awilj ironed were chid in a h id iheir hair clogely eut ! | in aii arched gallery to hrough iwo grated doors g entirely of iron in ihe m between these two doors lay . u-orn by the prisoners at ihe lime nfinement i entrance i he americans were or . ice in ihe iron and ad foreign 10 fhe other end of the cell 1 n . made for the officers the following . | ihemselves viz : | . \. kelly of new orleans former sara who held the rank ol captain i eiprdition ; robert m grider of new ... a native â– t ' iviiiti kv a lieutenant in . e j 1 baker of â€” â– , ilsoa lieu oother officer of die expedition presenl i ijc-v were informed that i had td permission to vi^it them and that my obtain from ihem any information ljfbl choose lo give which would lÂ»e for government of ibe united stales j :,_-!:' be the means of deterring f uui countrymen from placing iliem l . i plorable situation they inclly lhal ihey were in the pow j lish government and thai nothing ibi ihem a americans inasmuch tit's proclamation had declared as joining an invading force would ,! the proieciion ofthe government i oiled slates this was said lo prevent i _' any false hopes from my visit i tnation obtained was given in the i the entire party by the aforesaid i being uncontradicted by any of : regarded as the testimony of the . slated lhat the expedition sailed trom t i in the steamer pampero they tol the eiacl number comprising l was 1-7 ; lhal it certainly did ie five hundred before landing in i k anchored near key west where t : several hours and were visited f ens of that place they landed [â– il iwo o'clock of ihe morning of i lugust their first light look place ke from lhal period ihey had losl t n of dates they bad live en i i bul could not tell bow many ol iheir Â» en killed ihey weie armed f ined muskets had no rifles ; but - bad revolvers and knives â€” with ihem 80,000 cartridges _ > more afler landing they had ' ty soon after landing ihey louud " a deceived and became anxious lo i they had been informed before | irteen towns were in possession ' is to use their own language * whole island was in a slate of tev â€¢ : i 'â– â€¢â€¢ suppose lhal the fifty men cap . ciillenden were endeavoring 1 i escape they so inter from the i be were ail dispirited by the reeep i with and disgusted as they said i s aud deception practised towards i iv people generally fled at their * a tie j ned them worn out i â€¢ 4 ie the nit n composing this " a away iheir arms a week or len days nol distinctly remember 1 i â€¢> had not at thai lime beard of iu such as would give ihem heii intention was lo throw ihem â– spanish government they i all together but in small par tereni tunes tliey had subsist ' m fruit and ihe last meat that in had e.i'c'n was a portion ol their rse there was no lack of am ' when ihey threw away iheir arms ol what ihey brought bad been p lo yrain lieut glider stated that be gh an officer and ihat eighi rounds ol cartridges in his ' ; ' he threw it away r tally staled that the editor of the '" w ' : - mr sijÂ»ur was insl rumen tt g him to join ihe expedition in personally uji.cn the sub " ison lo believe thai be jier - also the whole parly lignation towards gen lei gar and many of ihem asserled j be worse for the latter if they t relurn home on being told thai ., '' * * â€¢ â– â– ii prisoner a cry of joy i ugh the crowd 'â€¢ pez was chief of the r ( â– â– 1 ' Â»Â« seman was second in d ou the thirteenth â€¢ i -. o teni e-see was an i cording to iheir besl belief be i ins col criltenden ihe u s army during ihe l h mgaiin named 1'ra â€¢ adjutant general was rnor \ he 13 h h ' thai so impeifecl li â€¢ ii these un > â– in ihe ex itement ofthe mo i : once ami to some [.:.'" ss of all lo irihj j aiiullj-n a wa'ilhmaiie j j brunei i -,.. , n ( *' keep a check ttpon all vorr editor t y proprietor ) rulers ( new series do this an*d llbertv is safe < gen'l harrison ( volum e vi 1 1 n u m b e r 20 salisbury if c thursday septemer 18 1851 i rom the cincinnati enquire r ] an auction scene si rolling through our city we chanced info an auction room to s>e what bargains we could make i be auclioner was upon the stand with a piece of calico " figh cents a yard â€” who eavs len ?'' " i'll give you ten says an o:j . ulv going al ten join â€” gone yours madam walk in and settle *â€¢ i didn't bid on it exclaimed the old lady advancing -â€¢ we'll i hank persons not lo hid if they don't want an article s lid he auclioner -' tiding then at ei'lit ' who sriv m,,ro ih-in o i .. h i i 'â€¢ at ihe request of the commandant of ihe j castle ihe prisoners were aÂ»ked if they had the benefil of medical attendance since iheir [ confinement they replied thai ihey had ' they were also asked il ihey had been provi ded with two mcal a day and whether ihey i had bread and coffee for breakfasl ? some : said lhal they had ; bul others replied lhal they had no coffee the commandant immediately inquired the reason of ins subordinate who sta ted that those who had been confined there on ihe previous evening came too late to tie pro vided lor on lhal morning hut thai ihey would have iheir allowance of coffee at dinner he mated that ihe others had been provided for ac cording to the order " it may be proper lo add thai the prisoners i appealed lo be in good health and by no means so much reduced as iheir exposure and hard ships would seem to warrant thev even ap peared lo be cheerful which may have been the effect of iheir rebel bom a condition of far greater anxiety and suffering experienced du ling their wanderings upon ihe island 1 should have staled lhal my first lieuten ant mr taylor was wilh me during this in terview the whole numble of prisoners including those nol yet brought to havana is officially ; 1 slated lo be about me hundred and thirty " i have just learned lhal lopez who was i captured on friday last august 29 was i ; brought in last nighl and publicly garoted al seven o'clock this morning : translation havana august 27 1851 sir : i have received the letter which you , c addressed to me this day soliciting my permis â– j sion to hold an interview wilh ihe prisoners who have been brought to ihis purl and who i formed a part ol the invading expedition which i attacked this island i inform vou in reply : i lhal i order the commander of her majesty's frigate " esperanza on board ot which the â– ; prisoners are to admii you al any hotiral which j you may presenl yourself to hold ihe desired ! i interview with permission to remain with the ! | prisoners so long as you may find il convenient i 'â€¢ and i avail myself of this occasion lo assure , you of the esteem which your noble conduct i and frank and honorable charactei entitle you to from me i am therefote with all respect your obedient servant c jose de la concha charles t iv.vrr esq commanding v . s sloop-ol war albany and senior officer of ihe naval forces ol the u s iu ihis port american triumphis on the ocean the american yacht america which went over from new york to england has proved fleeter than the fleetest vessel on that side the following letter on the ; i subject under date of london 19th au gust vvhich we copy from the philadelphia american will be read with interest : england has enjoyed a world-wide fame for ber line squadron of yachts which j the noblemen and gentlemen belonging to j ihe different yacht clubs have taken a j pride in exhibiting at home and abroad these gentlemen are now enjoying ihem j selves at their clubs at the isle of wight ' where their annual regattas come off â€” j the last great race of the yatching world i will take place on friday ihe 22d and it | is open to the clubs of all nations no less than seventeen of the finest yachts i afloat will contend for the prize a cup of the value of one hundred pounds the american yacht america.commo dore j c stevens has entered as a com petitor the appearance of this beauti lul craft off cowes has caused an extra ordinary sensation in the yacht clubs for she has made two or three short trial trips with a few of the english yachts and has in every instance ran away from them all ! last week a few gentlemen were ready to stake hundreds or thousands a gainst her but since they have witnessed her speed they have not accepted mr stevens challenge to the yacht squadron ofthe kingdom on the ilea lhat mr ste ens proposes to start with at least a knot breeze and requests permission to boom out which is against the rules of the royal yacht club mr stevens of fered to run his yacht against any yacht and for any stake up to ten thousand pounds 1 believe up to this date the chal j lenge has not been accepted meantime the deepest interest is manifested in the grand regatta of friday several ameri cans who had intended to depart for home to-morrow will remain expressly to wit ness this race for it is not yacht against yacht but america against ihe world in the absence ot political news the london press takes up this subject in an earnest manner and have iheir special corres pondents at the isle of wight to report everything connected with yachts and yachting . the derby or oaks never attracted more attention or caused greater excite ment than the forthcoming regatta one writer referring to the race of last fri day at ryde says that the squadron o vessels following the yachts were joined by the " america and from the manner in which one by one she soon distanced them she satisfactorily proved that the pretensions of brother jonathan to supe riority was no idle boast ; and the numer ous spectators had a most convincing de monstration that her clipper build and fast sailing had not been overrated ; ro act the ore american was the theme | of general conversation another wn 1 ter mates that the america beat a schoo j ner of 130 tons wilh all sails set most shamefully and she could probably beat all the schooners and cutters of england the correspondent of ihe times describ ing the proceedings at ryde on friday , lastj says lhat the event ol the day was the appearance oi the yankee she did not show any superiority till she was oil ryde pier " when she seemed as if she had put a screw into her stern hoisted her fore and aft foresail and began to fly through the water she passed schooners and cutters just as a derby winner pas ses the ' ruck and as the breeze freshen ed slid with the speed of an arrow out towards the nab standing upright as a ramrod under her canvass while the schooners were staggering under every stitch they could set and the cutters were heeling over under gaff topsails and bal loon jibs the america went about " in splendid style spinning round like a top and came i bowling away towards cowes as last if not faster than ever as if to let our best craft see she did not care about them she went up to each in succession ran to leeward of every one of ihem as she could and shot before ihem in succession com ing to anchor off ryde at least two miles ahead of any of ihe crafts she had been â– running against having landed mr stevens she afterwards sailed for cowes i and bowled away like a sea gull leav ing all the boatmen and yachtmen with a j deep sense that she was ' a tartar " the times entreats the english shipwrights j to lay aside the delusion that they are j the best builders in the world and to take ', a hint " even irom an enemy and follow the models ofthe yankees instead of per i sisting in their present shape and mould j of bow beam quarter and run the j times states that the anxiety respecting the result ofthe great race of ihe 22d is deep and earnest and that the course j round the isle of wight is notoriously j most unfair to strangers and indeed is | not a good race-ground to any one inas j much as the current and tides render lo j cal knowledge of more value than swilt ! sailing and nautical skill the advices by the steamer america i to 24lh august state that the challenge of the american yacht to sail against all the , english was not accepted ; and that at the regatta which came off on the 22nd the " america was triumphant over all competitors the fire annihilator we copy from the baltimore sun ihe follow ing interesting information in relation lo phil i lip's annihilalor we are gratified lo learn j that a company has been funned in ihis coun | 1 ry wilh i ho right to fabricate and vend these j machines : j phillip's fire ax.mhilator â€” formation ] of a company â€” trial of the apparatus the ' national intelligencer confirms ihe statement ihat some citizens ofthe uniied slates of high standing having after negotiations during the summer obtained from ihe patentees in eng land ihe right of fabricating and vending phil lip's celebrated fire annihilalor ihey have in conjunction wilh oilier respectable gentlemen at washington formed an association lor carry ' ing into effect in the most vigorous and exien sive manner iheir laudahle and interesting ob ject the intelligencer adds : the members of the company have been j in conference in washington city several days past and the result of iheir meeting we under stand has been the appointment ofthe hon elisha whittlesey as president of ihe compa ny and p t barnum esq of world wide ce lebrity as genera manager and secretary â€” the company have already entered on meas ores tor ihe fabrication of annibilators as last as possible uiilil ihey shall he comrnensurated wilh ihe demands ol ihe country and lhal we presume will lie every house throughout the land worth saving from the flames " the mode of charging it is as follows the outer ease which has a double bottom is filled with a certain quantity of water and two cyl inders each opening at the top and bottom and the sides pierced wilh holes are placed in ihe inside ol the outer case or vessel in ihe in side cylinder is placed a block of composition greatly resembling in appearance taste and smell gunpowder though of course not pos sessing itsdetonaling properties in the ceo lie of this block is an orifice in which is placed a vial containing two or three kinds of acids a small orifice which communicates between ihe interior of the machine and copartment under false bottom in which he waier is con lained is stopped up with soap or beeswax and : the lop having heen placed on ihe annihilator is readv for operation the mode of pulling il in operation is by a small iron rod which pass es down through the top and rests oti the vial pressing this down at once breaks the vial dis charges the acids a:.d ihe combustion of the block of composition immediately takes place ! an intense heat is at once produced steam is almost instantly geneiated from ihe water in the bottom of ihe vessel and ihis steam pass in through and opening the orifice which had been closed with soap or beeswax mingles with i he gas in ihe interior and both are dis charged together with tremendous force and volume through ihe nozzle of the machine on the lire winch it is desired lo extinguish '' a trial of the annihilalor was had in this cilj baltimore on thursday in the presence ofa number of gentlemen in the yard of the mer chants'shot lower the machine is one of several which have heen imported bv messrs edwards sanford & co of a lams & co's foreign express and is ol what is called the house size or ihe smallest manufactured i's co in england 3 the experiments were unaer th â€¢ superinteudance of mr samuel m shoemaker mr wm peters and mr geo a i kawlings and were witnessed by a number ol ! , gentlemen who had been invited lo he presenl i several barrels of shavings and chips saturated \ â– with turpentine and lullv ignited were easily extinguished by the gas thrown from it into ibe barrel a lurlher experiment was made ypslerdav af lernoon t>y messrs shoemaker and peters in an open lot adjoining ihe vulcan iron works ol messrs murray and hazlehursl in presence of a number ot gentlemen anxious lo lest ibe utility and efficiency of i his important invention a tar-barrel thoroughly saturated and filled wilh shavings and dry hoards split up the whole well soaked with turpentine was set up on end on an iron frame to admit of free draugbl from below and ignited ; in an instant the con tents were enveloped in flame which rose with violence some ei^jht or len feel above thp edge of ihe barrel al a lim when the combustion was mosl intense and the hpat bad fairly laken hold of ihe boards and the sides of the barrel the instrument was put in operation and a < stream ol ihe gaseous fluid which was instant ly generated directed upon the flaming pile â€” the effect was astonishing all hough proba bly under the disadvanlange of an application in ibe open air bul a small proportion of the ; gas evolved by ihe instrument was actually dis rharged upon ihe flame the whole was e.xlin i guished in twenty five seconds aud nothing re | maiued but ihe reeking barrel and its black j charred and moistened contents nol a spark ' was to he seen yet ihe power of ihe instrumenl j was not exhausted until some lime after il bad | accomplished its work the methodist book concern j case we are requested by mr early in or i der to prevent misunderstanding to say j thaf the agents of the northern and south j ern churches agreed to employ and did j employ the same reporter in this cas*e â€” i mr sutton was the gentleman engaged they agreed also to use the same set of plates with their respective imprints for j the north and south the work is com j pleted and may he found at the methodist j book concern 107 main street richmond i where any man can have it bound in i muslin for 80 cents or in paper for 50 cents it is a work of deep interest to all southern men and especially to all law yers northern or southern it forms in deed a part and a most important part ol the history of the times â€” richmond dispatch go ahead john b crockett the son of davy i crockett the editor of the st louis in telligencer is now travelling in the eas tern states his letters to his paper are unusually interesting we cut the fol lowing description of the go aheadative | ncss ofthe yankees from his last letter i the yankees are emphatically a ' fast . people whatever they engage in they | do ii with a rush if it be a matter of business and a dollar sparkles in the dis j tance they go at it as if life and death depended on the issue il they are en gaged simply in sight seeing they appear always resolved to have the first sight ; or if a meal is to be eaten they are sure 1 to get seats at the first table when a boai is about to start they are the first i aboard and when it lands they are inva ! ribly the first ashore not content with travelling thirty miles an hour over a rail | road they jump oil carpet-bag in hand at j the end of ihe trip belore the cars stop i go ahead at the top of your speed is ; their motto whether in business or plea â– sure this indomitable never ceasing energy is the secret of their success and i although it is sometimes carried to a iu dicrous extent yei upon the whole it is a valuable trait since i left home 1 have often been reminded of an illustra ; tion of the desire to hurry through the world which i heard irom one of our own cifizens a short lime since he said that ; if a big mortar could be constructed which would i brow an immense bomshell con taining fifteen passengers from st louis to boston in five minutes with an abso lute certainty that fourteen out ofthe fif teen would be killed by the explosion he though tickets for seats by the ' express bom shell line would at once be at a premium each passenger being anxious for the chance to prove himself ' the lucky fifteenth a street fight a fight lately occurred at winchester tenn between the hon hopkinsl.tur ney late u s senator and george w white esq editor ofthe independent the news says : turney attacked white striking him in the face with his fist white then drew his knife when turney cried out that he was unarmed and asked the crowd stand ing around to take white away nei ther was seriously injured as white made no attempt to stab turney after he hol lered fall fashions the philadelphia city hem says that ' scotch plaids wiil carry all before then ihis winter i plaid silks plaid ribbons plaid bonnets plaid gaiters are to rule the styled are brilliant and picturesque and will lend a charm-kaleid ' escopic ime of chestnut street the gentle ! men ate also to wear plaids plaid pants plaid vests and husiness coats the blue dress co il wiih metal buttons is gaining ground d lily and soon it will occupy ihe prominency lhat first j dijliiiguiiiicd it the young sucker volun teers in mexico a writer in a canadian paper describ ing the peculiarities ofthe young men in illinois tells the following story : " the way the young sucker volunteers fought in mexico may give you some idea ot their characteristics he was there perfectly desperate in a fight one ofthe ofiicerss.related to me a lilt le scene which occurred at buena vista when ihe whole brunt ofthe mexican advance was borne by an illinois regiment it seemed as though they would be annihilated by su periority of numbers when a young suck er drew his rifle deliberately and drop ped a mexican set up the pins and the whole regiment took up the v\ord and at every fire would shout â€” " set up he pins the officer said they fought like demons and with as much drollery and fun as if on a spree at another time when a charge was ordered one of the olficers could not think of the word and he shouted " let her rip !" when the whole line burst out with the yell " let er rip !" and dashed in among the mexi cans laughing and shouting ihe new bit tie cry tj^ciirious â€” on last friday while some workmen were engaged in prepar ing the rock for the underpinning of mrs love's hotel mr davis broke open a rock that had all the external appear an } ces of being perfectly solid when out flew a beautifnll varigated bttttt rjhj and flew away as n mbly as if its tinny wings had never been confined in its rock cell we examined the rock after the butterfly had fled and found a small cavity in the cen tre of the rock sulficiently large for its re i pose â€” but all around was soiid stone â€” we have often read of toads being cut out of large trees and serpents being found imbedded in stones but this is the j first instance we recollect of this beauti ful and ephemeral summer bird being found in such close quarters this will be food for the curious and skilled to di gest â€” troy ala palladium to our patrons the present number closes our connex ion with the lincoln courier and we are not prepared to say whether or not the paper will be continued under other auspices we have experienced much pleasure in our intercourse with the citi sensofold lincoln and they shall ever be remembered forthe kindness they have extended us we shall change our loca tion in a short time and irom the town of yorkville still trust to keep up a coin \ munication with the old north state â€” this change has not been of our own seek j ing nor is it a matter of necessity ; but our interests demand the sacrifice ot some comforts and friendships we extend to our brethren of the north carolina press our thanks for their kindness and trust our acquaintance will still be kept up â€” to such as will comply with ihe request we would ask them lo direct their papers to the remedy yorkville s c we shall fill out the time of subscrip tion with our york paper to all who have paid us in advance while the accounts of those indebted are made out and a set tlement required by cash or note at once lincoln courier from tin san francisco iii-ru!i aug i shower of flesh atbenlcia.cal ifornia on saturday the oih ult a shower of meal fell al ibe army station near beniria il was first observed t>y maj allen who was struck by one ot ihe falling pieces the shower lasl ed two or three minutes the pieces was irom ihe size of a pigeon's egg up lo ihat of an orano-e â€” ibe heaviest perhaps weighing three ounces no birds were visible in the air at the time specimens ol ibis meal which i appa rently beef were preserved by maj llen and the surgeon ol the post a piece lhal was ex amined three hours aller il fell showed a por tion of a small blood vessel some ol the sheath of a muscle and musculai blue il was sliglii ly tainted the ground on which ihe shower fell was about three hundred yard long and eighty wide and the entire amount of meat between two and a half and five husbels iu bulk no pieces of bone were found a strong w ind from t he west was blowing at the lime and the skies were clear this is the third occurrence ol the kind on record in ihe last six year tbe theories heretofore to vc as lo the cause of such phenomena would em lo be negatived by the accounts given ol this in stance we trusl ihe surgeon ofthe posl wiil publish his observations on ibe subject both ter the t.enetit of science and ihe satisfaction of public curiosity dkath from the urn of a rattles vki wm lovatl who was on monday bit bj a rattlesnake which he kepi in bis bouse a a curiosity died about three o'clock ou tuesday from ihe effects of tbe poison he endured ibe most honible lortures irom the lime he was bit until death relieved bun his limbs and body weie iwfullj swollen and actually turned black three physicians were in attendance but ibeu applications failed t have the least effect phtia paper the washington i y says : wei v >â– learned :'â– m g i au he illy lhal an have i cen made in tl is couutr ly n of whi.-h five thousaudmen will in a very - lime i plac i on ihe i ' ' <-< '' â– ' tiled we coii i state ihe details ol these ar j raugements icere v politic to do so " nine cents said an old gentleman oppo site nine â€” time â€” who says len going at nine ! â€” going ! â€” gone ! youis sir cash lakes il at nine cents â€¢â€¢ i didn't bid said the gentleman " i don't want it ; i wouldn't give you live cents for ihe whole piece auctioneer getting mad :] â€¢' if any one bids again ihey will ii vc to take the article or get into trouble i browing down angrily the piece of ralico uive me something else ah ! gentlemen ben is a tine piece of diaper â€” wbal can i get for this what do i hear ? â€” anything you please j 'â€¢ i'll sail ii at live '* ten gavs another *â– twelve and a half s.iv a tÂ«d " thir teen ct ies an old lady " l'ourtan ! fifteen cried several * oices fifteen 1 am offered ! â€” fifteen â€” done at fifteen ! â€” cant dwell â€” going ! â€” go in-g ! â€” oo.m ! yours sir step up whoever bid no one cam up â€” all eyes staring in various parts ol the room 'â€¢ gone then u fouiteen ! ours sir walk up here !" bul ihe bidder could not be made to walk up thirteen then madam ; you can have it at your bid 'â€¢ 1 didu'l hid wh.u do vou think i want of lhat article ?'' said ibe i,l lady indignantly â€¢' here tl take it at thirteen exclaimed a voice at ihe other end of ibe room ail eyes were turned in lhat direction bul no claimant stepped fo waul â€¢â€¢ who says they'll lake il at thirteen " i do said an old fat-faced farmer '* well sir walk n and lake il " i'm afraid it's stolen goods v says the fat laced man the auclioner now q-iiÂ»o mad sprang down and was about collaring the old man when a person righl behind him cried '* don'l sttike him il was me lhat said you stole ihem i - the auclioner turned round when a big dog apparently right at his heels snuffed and bark ed most furiously with a sudden spring upon his counter be ordered the crowd lo leave â€” an acquaintance at our elbow no longer able to contain himself burst into a loud laugh as a genteel iitlle man passed out at ihe door whom ho told us was blitz ihe ventriloquist an irish salute two irishmen were lelt in charge of a ship while its officers went ashore and strictly enjoined not to make or permit anv noise on board ; but a jug of ould irish one of them had and the opportun ity for a bit of a spree was too great a temptation for them to resist they in dulged freely and as many of our public men have been known to do soon drank themselves into a very patriotic spirit when one says to the other â€¢â€¢ be jabers an let's lire a salute agreed says ihe other but that v ud make the devil's own noise " tut man we'll stop that just you hold a bag over the mouth ofthe gun v me darlinf an we'll hev a roar in salute with out any noise at all at all put acquiesced in the arrangement and held the bag as diricled while ihe other touched off the cannon the officers hearing the report hastened on hoard where they found one of the irishmen and everything in a great state of bewil derment he was asked what had be come of his comrade : sure said he â€¢ patherick was boldin a bag over the mouth of the cannon to stop the noise while j touched it off and the last 1 seed of him lie was goin wid fhe bag in a great hurry towards the shore and that's the last account i can give ye young america â€” ' father ' exclaimed the hopeful son and heir ol a gentleman of our ac quainlance on fi id ty last Â« hile the latter was congratulating ihe youih upon his smartness iu his scholastic studies â€” ihe youngster having attained eighl years ol ag ' father i'm an amei ii-an ainl i v ' yes my boy you are responded the de lighted parent â€¢ well lather you aim are you f â€¢ nol by birth my - n 1 well ihen exclaimed young america in a thoughtful manner ' when i grow to be a man i will be able to lick two like you won't i v " mr smilh \ i said once lhal you ofvicia ted in ihe pulpii â€” do you mean by lhat you pteacheci }" â€¢â€¢ no birj i hel i the : : jh lor the man what did ah \ â€” he court understood you different ly they supposed lhat tbe discourse came from you no mr i only ibrow'd a light on it " no levity mr smilh happy man â€” the editor of the pittsburg chroni le bays : " talk about the enjoyment of wealth it never can le enjoyed an abundance of wealth is a heap oi misery a man who owns a bouse a bmall wife a big dog a cow two or three ft pi an i a d zen children ought lo be satisfied ii he ain'i he can never be cliolera â€” the ii tl river ln ii publican ofthe 1 h aug ist says lhal he cholera is pre vailing fearfully in ihe upper end of rapidei parish and above on cane river mr.mi:kk dith calhoun had lost seventy negroes by it i . | eighty m Â« treatment j m mi lk . i cits had died of : also 1 j s m wui one ins en Â» wail upon ... i at clau teiviile an -- id made its appear ance on cane liver one lady a widow had il oi seven i hi is a , it luu 00 more lhan a change ... ibe moon

i r ] l " , tvo doixaks-payable in â€ž courtorders ier , . these rates a ud j . by the year .-: paid u despatch from cubi v | ith he subjoined ex h to ihe navj department * chakx.es t p^tt com !.,, , e ship albany now palc h is dated nat int - fl ivana september 1 . s of lopez having been en , ] e an d a number ol prisoners re 10 ibis plare on the 27th r to ihe captain gen p mission lo hold an interview j ' ins who might be among them _ .. tt ,- re idiiy accorded in a re 1 * the interview was morning of the 30 h ibe â€ž i n the mean lime been irins : ihe ' punla and some ac n in i fe to their number â€” â€ž| ibe castle informed me , nu mber of prisoners was fifty se . thirty or t li 1 1 \ - five were : we learn from themselves â€” 1 .. lg presenl ihroughoul ihe inter i gentleman Â« ho was introduc or o prisons came in during hs . . remained until i's close the p u ( awilj ironed were chid in a h id iheir hair clogely eut ! | in aii arched gallery to hrough iwo grated doors g entirely of iron in ihe m between these two doors lay . u-orn by the prisoners at ihe lime nfinement i entrance i he americans were or . ice in ihe iron and ad foreign 10 fhe other end of the cell 1 n . made for the officers the following . | ihemselves viz : | . \. kelly of new orleans former sara who held the rank ol captain i eiprdition ; robert m grider of new ... a native â– t ' iviiiti kv a lieutenant in . e j 1 baker of â€” â– , ilsoa lieu oother officer of die expedition presenl i ijc-v were informed that i had td permission to vi^it them and that my obtain from ihem any information ljfbl choose lo give which would lÂ»e for government of ibe united stales j :,_-!:' be the means of deterring f uui countrymen from placing iliem l . i plorable situation they inclly lhal ihey were in the pow j lish government and thai nothing ibi ihem a americans inasmuch tit's proclamation had declared as joining an invading force would ,! the proieciion ofthe government i oiled slates this was said lo prevent i _' any false hopes from my visit i tnation obtained was given in the i the entire party by the aforesaid i being uncontradicted by any of : regarded as the testimony of the . slated lhat the expedition sailed trom t i in the steamer pampero they tol the eiacl number comprising l was 1-7 ; lhal it certainly did ie five hundred before landing in i k anchored near key west where t : several hours and were visited f ens of that place they landed [â– il iwo o'clock of ihe morning of i lugust their first light look place ke from lhal period ihey had losl t n of dates they bad live en i i bul could not tell bow many ol iheir Â» en killed ihey weie armed f ined muskets had no rifles ; but - bad revolvers and knives â€” with ihem 80,000 cartridges _ > more afler landing they had ' ty soon after landing ihey louud " a deceived and became anxious lo i they had been informed before | irteen towns were in possession ' is to use their own language * whole island was in a slate of tev â€¢ : i 'â– â€¢â€¢ suppose lhal the fifty men cap . ciillenden were endeavoring 1 i escape they so inter from the i be were ail dispirited by the reeep i with and disgusted as they said i s aud deception practised towards i iv people generally fled at their * a tie j ned them worn out i â€¢ 4 ie the nit n composing this " a away iheir arms a week or len days nol distinctly remember 1 i â€¢> had not at thai lime beard of iu such as would give ihem heii intention was lo throw ihem â– spanish government they i all together but in small par tereni tunes tliey had subsist ' m fruit and ihe last meat that in had e.i'c'n was a portion ol their rse there was no lack of am ' when ihey threw away iheir arms ol what ihey brought bad been p lo yrain lieut glider stated that be gh an officer and ihat eighi rounds ol cartridges in his ' ; ' he threw it away r tally staled that the editor of the '" w ' : - mr sijÂ»ur was insl rumen tt g him to join ihe expedition in personally uji.cn the sub " ison lo believe thai be jier - also the whole parly lignation towards gen lei gar and many of ihem asserled j be worse for the latter if they t relurn home on being told thai ., '' * * â€¢ â– â– ii prisoner a cry of joy i ugh the crowd 'â€¢ pez was chief of the r ( â– â– 1 ' Â»Â« seman was second in d ou the thirteenth â€¢ i -. o teni e-see was an i cording to iheir besl belief be i ins col criltenden ihe u s army during ihe l h mgaiin named 1'ra â€¢ adjutant general was rnor \ he 13 h h ' thai so impeifecl li â€¢ ii these un > â– in ihe ex itement ofthe mo i : once ami to some [.:.'" ss of all lo irihj j aiiullj-n a wa'ilhmaiie j j brunei i -,.. , n ( *' keep a check ttpon all vorr editor t y proprietor ) rulers ( new series do this an*d llbertv is safe < gen'l harrison ( volum e vi 1 1 n u m b e r 20 salisbury if c thursday septemer 18 1851 i rom the cincinnati enquire r ] an auction scene si rolling through our city we chanced info an auction room to s>e what bargains we could make i be auclioner was upon the stand with a piece of calico " figh cents a yard â€” who eavs len ?'' " i'll give you ten says an o:j . ulv going al ten join â€” gone yours madam walk in and settle *â€¢ i didn't bid on it exclaimed the old lady advancing -â€¢ we'll i hank persons not lo hid if they don't want an article s lid he auclioner -' tiding then at ei'lit ' who sriv m,,ro ih-in o i .. h i i 'â€¢ at ihe request of the commandant of ihe j castle ihe prisoners were aÂ»ked if they had the benefil of medical attendance since iheir [ confinement they replied thai ihey had ' they were also asked il ihey had been provi ded with two mcal a day and whether ihey i had bread and coffee for breakfasl ? some : said lhal they had ; bul others replied lhal they had no coffee the commandant immediately inquired the reason of ins subordinate who sta ted that those who had been confined there on ihe previous evening came too late to tie pro vided lor on lhal morning hut thai ihey would have iheir allowance of coffee at dinner he mated that ihe others had been provided for ac cording to the order " it may be proper lo add thai the prisoners i appealed lo be in good health and by no means so much reduced as iheir exposure and hard ships would seem to warrant thev even ap peared lo be cheerful which may have been the effect of iheir rebel bom a condition of far greater anxiety and suffering experienced du ling their wanderings upon ihe island 1 should have staled lhal my first lieuten ant mr taylor was wilh me during this in terview the whole numble of prisoners including those nol yet brought to havana is officially ; 1 slated lo be about me hundred and thirty " i have just learned lhal lopez who was i captured on friday last august 29 was i ; brought in last nighl and publicly garoted al seven o'clock this morning : translation havana august 27 1851 sir : i have received the letter which you , c addressed to me this day soliciting my permis â– j sion to hold an interview wilh ihe prisoners who have been brought to ihis purl and who i formed a part ol the invading expedition which i attacked this island i inform vou in reply : i lhal i order the commander of her majesty's frigate " esperanza on board ot which the â– ; prisoners are to admii you al any hotiral which j you may presenl yourself to hold ihe desired ! i interview with permission to remain with the ! | prisoners so long as you may find il convenient i 'â€¢ and i avail myself of this occasion lo assure , you of the esteem which your noble conduct i and frank and honorable charactei entitle you to from me i am therefote with all respect your obedient servant c jose de la concha charles t iv.vrr esq commanding v . s sloop-ol war albany and senior officer of ihe naval forces ol the u s iu ihis port american triumphis on the ocean the american yacht america which went over from new york to england has proved fleeter than the fleetest vessel on that side the following letter on the ; i subject under date of london 19th au gust vvhich we copy from the philadelphia american will be read with interest : england has enjoyed a world-wide fame for ber line squadron of yachts which j the noblemen and gentlemen belonging to j ihe different yacht clubs have taken a j pride in exhibiting at home and abroad these gentlemen are now enjoying ihem j selves at their clubs at the isle of wight ' where their annual regattas come off â€” j the last great race of the yatching world i will take place on friday ihe 22d and it | is open to the clubs of all nations no less than seventeen of the finest yachts i afloat will contend for the prize a cup of the value of one hundred pounds the american yacht america.commo dore j c stevens has entered as a com petitor the appearance of this beauti lul craft off cowes has caused an extra ordinary sensation in the yacht clubs for she has made two or three short trial trips with a few of the english yachts and has in every instance ran away from them all ! last week a few gentlemen were ready to stake hundreds or thousands a gainst her but since they have witnessed her speed they have not accepted mr stevens challenge to the yacht squadron ofthe kingdom on the ilea lhat mr ste ens proposes to start with at least a knot breeze and requests permission to boom out which is against the rules of the royal yacht club mr stevens of fered to run his yacht against any yacht and for any stake up to ten thousand pounds 1 believe up to this date the chal j lenge has not been accepted meantime the deepest interest is manifested in the grand regatta of friday several ameri cans who had intended to depart for home to-morrow will remain expressly to wit ness this race for it is not yacht against yacht but america against ihe world in the absence ot political news the london press takes up this subject in an earnest manner and have iheir special corres pondents at the isle of wight to report everything connected with yachts and yachting . the derby or oaks never attracted more attention or caused greater excite ment than the forthcoming regatta one writer referring to the race of last fri day at ryde says that the squadron o vessels following the yachts were joined by the " america and from the manner in which one by one she soon distanced them she satisfactorily proved that the pretensions of brother jonathan to supe riority was no idle boast ; and the numer ous spectators had a most convincing de monstration that her clipper build and fast sailing had not been overrated ; ro act the ore american was the theme | of general conversation another wn 1 ter mates that the america beat a schoo j ner of 130 tons wilh all sails set most shamefully and she could probably beat all the schooners and cutters of england the correspondent of ihe times describ ing the proceedings at ryde on friday , lastj says lhat the event ol the day was the appearance oi the yankee she did not show any superiority till she was oil ryde pier " when she seemed as if she had put a screw into her stern hoisted her fore and aft foresail and began to fly through the water she passed schooners and cutters just as a derby winner pas ses the ' ruck and as the breeze freshen ed slid with the speed of an arrow out towards the nab standing upright as a ramrod under her canvass while the schooners were staggering under every stitch they could set and the cutters were heeling over under gaff topsails and bal loon jibs the america went about " in splendid style spinning round like a top and came i bowling away towards cowes as last if not faster than ever as if to let our best craft see she did not care about them she went up to each in succession ran to leeward of every one of ihem as she could and shot before ihem in succession com ing to anchor off ryde at least two miles ahead of any of ihe crafts she had been â– running against having landed mr stevens she afterwards sailed for cowes i and bowled away like a sea gull leav ing all the boatmen and yachtmen with a j deep sense that she was ' a tartar " the times entreats the english shipwrights j to lay aside the delusion that they are j the best builders in the world and to take ', a hint " even irom an enemy and follow the models ofthe yankees instead of per i sisting in their present shape and mould j of bow beam quarter and run the j times states that the anxiety respecting the result ofthe great race of ihe 22d is deep and earnest and that the course j round the isle of wight is notoriously j most unfair to strangers and indeed is | not a good race-ground to any one inas j much as the current and tides render lo j cal knowledge of more value than swilt ! sailing and nautical skill the advices by the steamer america i to 24lh august state that the challenge of the american yacht to sail against all the , english was not accepted ; and that at the regatta which came off on the 22nd the " america was triumphant over all competitors the fire annihilator we copy from the baltimore sun ihe follow ing interesting information in relation lo phil i lip's annihilalor we are gratified lo learn j that a company has been funned in ihis coun | 1 ry wilh i ho right to fabricate and vend these j machines : j phillip's fire ax.mhilator â€” formation ] of a company â€” trial of the apparatus the ' national intelligencer confirms ihe statement ihat some citizens ofthe uniied slates of high standing having after negotiations during the summer obtained from ihe patentees in eng land ihe right of fabricating and vending phil lip's celebrated fire annihilalor ihey have in conjunction wilh oilier respectable gentlemen at washington formed an association lor carry ' ing into effect in the most vigorous and exien sive manner iheir laudahle and interesting ob ject the intelligencer adds : the members of the company have been j in conference in washington city several days past and the result of iheir meeting we under stand has been the appointment ofthe hon elisha whittlesey as president of ihe compa ny and p t barnum esq of world wide ce lebrity as genera manager and secretary â€” the company have already entered on meas ores tor ihe fabrication of annibilators as last as possible uiilil ihey shall he comrnensurated wilh ihe demands ol ihe country and lhal we presume will lie every house throughout the land worth saving from the flames " the mode of charging it is as follows the outer ease which has a double bottom is filled with a certain quantity of water and two cyl inders each opening at the top and bottom and the sides pierced wilh holes are placed in ihe inside ol the outer case or vessel in ihe in side cylinder is placed a block of composition greatly resembling in appearance taste and smell gunpowder though of course not pos sessing itsdetonaling properties in the ceo lie of this block is an orifice in which is placed a vial containing two or three kinds of acids a small orifice which communicates between ihe interior of the machine and copartment under false bottom in which he waier is con lained is stopped up with soap or beeswax and : the lop having heen placed on ihe annihilator is readv for operation the mode of pulling il in operation is by a small iron rod which pass es down through the top and rests oti the vial pressing this down at once breaks the vial dis charges the acids a:.d ihe combustion of the block of composition immediately takes place ! an intense heat is at once produced steam is almost instantly geneiated from ihe water in the bottom of ihe vessel and ihis steam pass in through and opening the orifice which had been closed with soap or beeswax mingles with i he gas in ihe interior and both are dis charged together with tremendous force and volume through ihe nozzle of the machine on the lire winch it is desired lo extinguish '' a trial of the annihilalor was had in this cilj baltimore on thursday in the presence ofa number of gentlemen in the yard of the mer chants'shot lower the machine is one of several which have heen imported bv messrs edwards sanford & co of a lams & co's foreign express and is ol what is called the house size or ihe smallest manufactured i's co in england 3 the experiments were unaer th â€¢ superinteudance of mr samuel m shoemaker mr wm peters and mr geo a i kawlings and were witnessed by a number ol ! , gentlemen who had been invited lo he presenl i several barrels of shavings and chips saturated \ â– with turpentine and lullv ignited were easily extinguished by the gas thrown from it into ibe barrel a lurlher experiment was made ypslerdav af lernoon t>y messrs shoemaker and peters in an open lot adjoining ihe vulcan iron works ol messrs murray and hazlehursl in presence of a number ot gentlemen anxious lo lest ibe utility and efficiency of i his important invention a tar-barrel thoroughly saturated and filled wilh shavings and dry hoards split up the whole well soaked with turpentine was set up on end on an iron frame to admit of free draugbl from below and ignited ; in an instant the con tents were enveloped in flame which rose with violence some ei^jht or len feel above thp edge of ihe barrel al a lim when the combustion was mosl intense and the hpat bad fairly laken hold of ihe boards and the sides of the barrel the instrument was put in operation and a < stream ol ihe gaseous fluid which was instant ly generated directed upon the flaming pile â€” the effect was astonishing all hough proba bly under the disadvanlange of an application in ibe open air bul a small proportion of the ; gas evolved by ihe instrument was actually dis rharged upon ihe flame the whole was e.xlin i guished in twenty five seconds aud nothing re | maiued but ihe reeking barrel and its black j charred and moistened contents nol a spark ' was to he seen yet ihe power of ihe instrumenl j was not exhausted until some lime after il bad | accomplished its work the methodist book concern j case we are requested by mr early in or i der to prevent misunderstanding to say j thaf the agents of the northern and south j ern churches agreed to employ and did j employ the same reporter in this cas*e â€” i mr sutton was the gentleman engaged they agreed also to use the same set of plates with their respective imprints for j the north and south the work is com j pleted and may he found at the methodist j book concern 107 main street richmond i where any man can have it bound in i muslin for 80 cents or in paper for 50 cents it is a work of deep interest to all southern men and especially to all law yers northern or southern it forms in deed a part and a most important part ol the history of the times â€” richmond dispatch go ahead john b crockett the son of davy i crockett the editor of the st louis in telligencer is now travelling in the eas tern states his letters to his paper are unusually interesting we cut the fol lowing description of the go aheadative | ncss ofthe yankees from his last letter i the yankees are emphatically a ' fast . people whatever they engage in they | do ii with a rush if it be a matter of business and a dollar sparkles in the dis j tance they go at it as if life and death depended on the issue il they are en gaged simply in sight seeing they appear always resolved to have the first sight ; or if a meal is to be eaten they are sure 1 to get seats at the first table when a boai is about to start they are the first i aboard and when it lands they are inva ! ribly the first ashore not content with travelling thirty miles an hour over a rail | road they jump oil carpet-bag in hand at j the end of ihe trip belore the cars stop i go ahead at the top of your speed is ; their motto whether in business or plea â– sure this indomitable never ceasing energy is the secret of their success and i although it is sometimes carried to a iu dicrous extent yei upon the whole it is a valuable trait since i left home 1 have often been reminded of an illustra ; tion of the desire to hurry through the world which i heard irom one of our own cifizens a short lime since he said that ; if a big mortar could be constructed which would i brow an immense bomshell con taining fifteen passengers from st louis to boston in five minutes with an abso lute certainty that fourteen out ofthe fif teen would be killed by the explosion he though tickets for seats by the ' express bom shell line would at once be at a premium each passenger being anxious for the chance to prove himself ' the lucky fifteenth a street fight a fight lately occurred at winchester tenn between the hon hopkinsl.tur ney late u s senator and george w white esq editor ofthe independent the news says : turney attacked white striking him in the face with his fist white then drew his knife when turney cried out that he was unarmed and asked the crowd stand ing around to take white away nei ther was seriously injured as white made no attempt to stab turney after he hol lered fall fashions the philadelphia city hem says that ' scotch plaids wiil carry all before then ihis winter i plaid silks plaid ribbons plaid bonnets plaid gaiters are to rule the styled are brilliant and picturesque and will lend a charm-kaleid ' escopic ime of chestnut street the gentle ! men ate also to wear plaids plaid pants plaid vests and husiness coats the blue dress co il wiih metal buttons is gaining ground d lily and soon it will occupy ihe prominency lhat first j dijliiiguiiiicd it the young sucker volun teers in mexico a writer in a canadian paper describ ing the peculiarities ofthe young men in illinois tells the following story : " the way the young sucker volunteers fought in mexico may give you some idea ot their characteristics he was there perfectly desperate in a fight one ofthe ofiicerss.related to me a lilt le scene which occurred at buena vista when ihe whole brunt ofthe mexican advance was borne by an illinois regiment it seemed as though they would be annihilated by su periority of numbers when a young suck er drew his rifle deliberately and drop ped a mexican set up the pins and the whole regiment took up the v\ord and at every fire would shout â€” " set up he pins the officer said they fought like demons and with as much drollery and fun as if on a spree at another time when a charge was ordered one of the olficers could not think of the word and he shouted " let her rip !" when the whole line burst out with the yell " let er rip !" and dashed in among the mexi cans laughing and shouting ihe new bit tie cry tj^ciirious â€” on last friday while some workmen were engaged in prepar ing the rock for the underpinning of mrs love's hotel mr davis broke open a rock that had all the external appear an } ces of being perfectly solid when out flew a beautifnll varigated bttttt rjhj and flew away as n mbly as if its tinny wings had never been confined in its rock cell we examined the rock after the butterfly had fled and found a small cavity in the cen tre of the rock sulficiently large for its re i pose â€” but all around was soiid stone â€” we have often read of toads being cut out of large trees and serpents being found imbedded in stones but this is the j first instance we recollect of this beauti ful and ephemeral summer bird being found in such close quarters this will be food for the curious and skilled to di gest â€” troy ala palladium to our patrons the present number closes our connex ion with the lincoln courier and we are not prepared to say whether or not the paper will be continued under other auspices we have experienced much pleasure in our intercourse with the citi sensofold lincoln and they shall ever be remembered forthe kindness they have extended us we shall change our loca tion in a short time and irom the town of yorkville still trust to keep up a coin \ munication with the old north state â€” this change has not been of our own seek j ing nor is it a matter of necessity ; but our interests demand the sacrifice ot some comforts and friendships we extend to our brethren of the north carolina press our thanks for their kindness and trust our acquaintance will still be kept up â€” to such as will comply with ihe request we would ask them lo direct their papers to the remedy yorkville s c we shall fill out the time of subscrip tion with our york paper to all who have paid us in advance while the accounts of those indebted are made out and a set tlement required by cash or note at once lincoln courier from tin san francisco iii-ru!i aug i shower of flesh atbenlcia.cal ifornia on saturday the oih ult a shower of meal fell al ibe army station near beniria il was first observed t>y maj allen who was struck by one ot ihe falling pieces the shower lasl ed two or three minutes the pieces was irom ihe size of a pigeon's egg up lo ihat of an orano-e â€” ibe heaviest perhaps weighing three ounces no birds were visible in the air at the time specimens ol ibis meal which i appa rently beef were preserved by maj llen and the surgeon ol the post a piece lhal was ex amined three hours aller il fell showed a por tion of a small blood vessel some ol the sheath of a muscle and musculai blue il was sliglii ly tainted the ground on which ihe shower fell was about three hundred yard long and eighty wide and the entire amount of meat between two and a half and five husbels iu bulk no pieces of bone were found a strong w ind from t he west was blowing at the lime and the skies were clear this is the third occurrence ol the kind on record in ihe last six year tbe theories heretofore to vc as lo the cause of such phenomena would em lo be negatived by the accounts given ol this in stance we trusl ihe surgeon ofthe posl wiil publish his observations on ibe subject both ter the t.enetit of science and ihe satisfaction of public curiosity dkath from the urn of a rattles vki wm lovatl who was on monday bit bj a rattlesnake which he kepi in bis bouse a a curiosity died about three o'clock ou tuesday from ihe effects of tbe poison he endured ibe most honible lortures irom the lime he was bit until death relieved bun his limbs and body weie iwfullj swollen and actually turned black three physicians were in attendance but ibeu applications failed t have the least effect phtia paper the washington i y says : wei v >â– learned :'â– m g i au he illy lhal an have i cen made in tl is couutr ly n of whi.-h five thousaudmen will in a very - lime i plac i on ihe i ' '